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so premium support instead of privatizing medicare, and structural medicare reform instead of raising the eligibility age. now, remember the context for all this. this is important. remember that phrase we first started hearing at the start of the health reform debate, which may be apocryphal, "keep government hands off my medicare." the big tea party uprising was in large part a reaction to the idea, quote/unquote, of socialized medicine. it was the affordable care act, and the government, quote, takeover of health care, that fanned the flames of the post-obama tea party protest. but, of course, most of the actual republicans who were actually elected back then were elected because they ran ads like this. >> congressman brad ellsworth said he would protect our seniors. but when he got to washington, congressman ellsworth voted for the largest cuts in medicare history, over $500 billion. robin carnahan supports $500 billion in medicare cuts, ç hurting seniors most. rand paul doesn't support higher medicare deductibles for seniors. conway distracts with negative ads to hide his suppo
so premium support instead of privatizing medicare, and structural medicare reform instead of raising the eligibility age. now, remember the context for all this. this is important. remember that phrase we first started hearing at the start of the health reform debate, which may be apocryphal, "keep government hands off my medicare." the big tea party uprising was in large part a reaction to the idea, quote/unquote, of socialized medicine. it was the affordable care act, and the...
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i can't understand how you can cut medicare $716 billion for current recipients of medicare. >> look, these guys haven't been big on medicare from the beginning. their party's not big on medicare from the beginning. folks, use your common sense. who do you trust on this? >> so, now, of course, given all the campaign rhetoric coming from both sides, we are on the other side of an election that proved that there is a bipartisan consensus, that it is bad to be the kind of politician that supports cutting medicare. and even giving that very recent lesson from the election, we are entering a negotiation period where everyone in washington is trying to figure out how best to cut medicare. it is pretty weird. and that is not to say that there are not better and worse ways of cutting medicare. the white house is proposing in its opening offer, cuts of $400 billion to medicare and other social insurance programs, $40 billion a year. the president's plan would achieve those cuts mostly through tweaks in the way payments are made to drug companies and health care providers. john boehner,ç on t
i can't understand how you can cut medicare $716 billion for current recipients of medicare. >> look, these guys haven't been big on medicare from the beginning. their party's not big on medicare from the beginning. folks, use your common sense. who do you trust on this? >> so, now, of course, given all the campaign rhetoric coming from both sides, we are on the other side of an election that proved that there is a bipartisan consensus, that it is bad to be the kind of politician...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >>> here's a fourth of july what we got is the means by which we'll physically get all our stuff out of the giant war we'll still waging when we finally wind that war down. our war is in a place that's landlocked. while we can fly that stuff into the country, turns out a lot of the stuff you use to fight a war is unite and is therefore really expensive or inconvenient to ship by plane. in a landlocked country, though, you can't just put things into big shipping containers and sale that stuff directly to the war. instead you have to sail to the nearest available port and then drive to your war. we have been driving to our war in afghanistan for 11 years now through the neighboring country of pakistan. which does have a port th
remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >>> here's a fourth of july what we got is the means by which we'll physically get all our stuff out of the giant war we'll still waging...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >>> there is in life reality. reality is real. it's its key feature. it doesn't care whether or not you like it and if you go against it, you tend to lose. for instance, when your political party decides to ignore warnings about the changing demographics and you go with women voting in big numbers and you focus instead on policies that la knee toes and african-americans find cruel because you hope they won't show up to the polls in big numbers, you end up with barack obama, two-term president. republicans tried to cross reality and reality won. the demographics of the country are changing. we're facing another set of realities. the federal government has taken in taxes that equals 18% of the overall economy. it's 17.8% to be
remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >>> there is in life reality. reality is real. it's its key feature. it doesn't care whether or not you like it and if you go against it,...
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medicare eligibility age rises. democrats do not like that idea as nancy pelosi explained yesterday. >> first of all, show me the money. i don't even know why that is something that people think is going to produce money. what are we going to do with people between 65 and 67? show me the money there. but it's not even the right thing to do, first and foremost. but is it a trophy that the republicans want? is that the trophy they want in order to do what is right to raise the rates for the wealthiest people in our country? >> let me say for the record i think pelosi is right. i don't think raising the age is the right idea. i'm going to show you the money later on. but what she did not do is not rule it out. if republicans end up getting it, it's something the obama administration told john boehner they were willing to trade away if republicans end up getting it, that will feel like a big win for them. enough to unlock the tax deal. i'm not saying the final negotiation here will be easy. one thing that's a tough stic
medicare eligibility age rises. democrats do not like that idea as nancy pelosi explained yesterday. >> first of all, show me the money. i don't even know why that is something that people think is going to produce money. what are we going to do with people between 65 and 67? show me the money there. but it's not even the right thing to do, first and foremost. but is it a trophy that the republicans want? is that the trophy they want in order to do what is right to raise the rates for the...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'llever need a referral to see a specialist. there's a range of plans to choose from, too. and they all travel with you. anywhere in the country. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 years of experience behind it. call today. remember, medicare supplement insurance helps cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could really add up. these kinds of plans could save you up to thousands in out-of
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'llever need a referral to see a...
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medicare, medicare, medicare. anenn ch, agent for the destruction of medicare was chosen as the vice presidential candidate, well, it clarified the debate for many people in thraces that we are active in. >> whatever it says about er pichet that the balance of power in congress and the house of representatives has been shifting pretty wildly in these past few elections. in '06 and '08, the democrats swung 52 seats in their direction. they seized both control of the house and a huge majory in the house. thn , reic swung 61 seats back in their direction, and they got control in 2010. and now for this year, beltway common wdosays there lych temts can swing enough seats back to them to take the house back over. but some political scientists say, actually, that is a real possibility, that the democrats could take back the house. and the democrats themselves sounding increasingly confident that they might do it. and frankly, stranger things have happened, even very recently. joining us tonight for the interview is the d
medicare, medicare, medicare. anenn ch, agent for the destruction of medicare was chosen as the vice presidential candidate, well, it clarified the debate for many people in thraces that we are active in. >> whatever it says about er pichet that the balance of power in congress and the house of representatives has been shifting pretty wildly in these past few elections. in '06 and '08, the democrats swung 52 seats in their direction. they seized both control of the house and a huge majory...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. and get outstanding deals with the travelocity fall hotel sale. you can save up to 40% on select hotels. so book your hotel now and save up to 40%. hurry, offer ends soon. book now at travelocity. >>> big picture, the election sometimes now feels like one bear wrestling another bear and they have this country to fight in and fight over, but instead they are just in this one little patch swatting each other around. as of last week, mitt romney's campaign announced plans to carpet bomb these eight states with ads. colorado, virginia, ohio, new hampshire, nevada, north carolina, florida and iowa. you guys all get ads. eight states. the playing field as defined by where governor romney is choosing to compete. the list notably did
remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. and get outstanding deals with the travelocity fall hotel sale. you can save up to 40% on select hotels. so book your hotel now and save up to 40%....
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >>> nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent is andrea mitchell and she joins us next on this very major "newsday." plus, we've got once again, the news that president obama made tonight in his interview with telemundo. we've got the president making big news on the issue of egypt. stay with us. who are you, really? country? rocker? glam? take off that mask and see! clean makeup won't fake up... won't clog your pores so it lets your skin breathe. it lets you be you! flawlessly. clean makeup. from easy breezy beautiful. covergirl. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. >>> simply
remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >>> nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent is andrea mitchell and she joins us next on this very major "newsday." plus, we've...
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they took the wrong hostage, they have taking the medicare hostage instead. if democrats come back to the table, they no longer have the leverage of the payroll tax cut because republicans are on record saying they want to extend it. i asked brad, the communication director whether the answer was a or b, he wouldn't say. the republican position he said is that "unless there is a deal, we'll move forward to insure no worker faces a tax hike" make of that what you will. so on the one hand, maybe republicans caved on the payroll tax cut. on the other hand maybe republicans have an awesome plan or both hands. maybe democrats have a counter strategy. joining us is brian beutler for talking points memo. we enjoined your coverage, thank you for coming on the show. >> thanks for having me on, ezra. >> you reported on the democrats counter plan, they say this might be republicans might have negotiating strategy but they have a way to combat that, explain that a little bit. >> sure. the way this works is if they can't reach a deal, and i think democrats are perfectly h
they took the wrong hostage, they have taking the medicare hostage instead. if democrats come back to the table, they no longer have the leverage of the payroll tax cut because republicans are on record saying they want to extend it. i asked brad, the communication director whether the answer was a or b, he wouldn't say. the republican position he said is that "unless there is a deal, we'll move forward to insure no worker faces a tax hike" make of that what you will. so on the one...
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for protecting medicare. joining us now for the interview is paul krugman. princeton professor of economics international affair, a contributor to the occupy handbook which i own in hardbook and out in paperback because it is just out in paperback. thanks for being here. >> hi, there. >> political, the republicans say they have fought the medicare issue to a draw. they don't have political liability on the issue because they have convinced people president obama would hurt medicare more than they would. what is your reaction to that? >> it's amazing. they might be right on the politics, but in policy terms, of course not. the obama is proposing some cost saving measures, which are also exactly the same cost saving measures that ryan assumes in his budget. and then of course obama is trying to preserve medicare as what it is, which is something that guarantees essential health care to older americans, which we should have for everyone, but anybody, at least for older americans, it's a right. republicans are sa
for protecting medicare. joining us now for the interview is paul krugman. princeton professor of economics international affair, a contributor to the occupy handbook which i own in hardbook and out in paperback because it is just out in paperback. thanks for being here. >> hi, there. >> political, the republicans say they have fought the medicare issue to a draw. they don't have political liability on the issue because they have convinced people president obama would hurt medicare...
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he cuts medicare, $700 billion through his obama care plan. what paul ryan and senator white have done is to restore medicare, that's what our party will do. and this comes at a critical time. as you know, as paul just said to you, this is a critical time for america. you know that. when you have a country as prosperous as ours, but 23 million people are out of work or stopped working or are underemployed, you know something is wrong. you know you have a nation that invented public education and our kids are getting scores in the bottom third of the world. you know something's wrong. when you know a nation is prosperous as ours put together $16 trillion of debt passing on our burdens of our generation and the next generation, it is not just wrong, it is immoral for us to put out the obligations to our kids. [ cheers and applause ] >> candidate obama said he was going to cut the cost for an arch average family by $2,00, has your premium gone down? has anybody here seen their premiums go down? >> no! >> as a matter of fact, the average family ha
he cuts medicare, $700 billion through his obama care plan. what paul ryan and senator white have done is to restore medicare, that's what our party will do. and this comes at a critical time. as you know, as paul just said to you, this is a critical time for america. you know that. when you have a country as prosperous as ours, but 23 million people are out of work or stopped working or are underemployed, you know something is wrong. you know you have a nation that invented public education...
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so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral. see why millions of people have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp. don't wait. call now. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. align naturally helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ ooh, baby, can i do for you today? ♪ try align today. >>> just before halloween last year was a giant snowstorm
so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your...
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and which aarp medicare supplement plan might work best for you. there's a range to choose from, depending on your needs and your budget. and they all travel with you -- anywhere in the country. best of all, you'll be joining the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations. ♪ remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to choose any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. and you never need referrals. so call now to request a free decision guide and learn more. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. >>> september 10th, 2002. florida voters go to the polls for a primary. what they find is a mess. fancy new voting machines do not work. poll workers do not show up. polling places do not o
and which aarp medicare supplement plan might work best for you. there's a range to choose from, depending on your needs and your budget. and they all travel with you -- anywhere in the country. best of all, you'll be joining the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations. ♪ remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't...
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mitt romney signed on to the paul ryan kill-medicare plan, so now mitt romney says wanting to kill medicare, that's barack obama's problem. >> he has taken a series of steps that end medicare as we know it. >> mitt romney was 47th out of 50th in job creation when he served as governor of massachusetts and his record in private industry at bain capital is littered with all of these horror stories about shutting down factories and firing american workers. getting rid of american jobs for his own personal profit. so mitt romney opened his speech last night in wisconsin by accusing president obama of failing to create jobs. job creation? don't ask me about that! that's barack obama's problem. incidentally, we just today got an initial jobs report for march, which shows more than 200,000 jobs were added to the u.s. economy this month, the 26th straight month of private sector job growth under president obama. but job creation! that's barack obama's problem, somehow. mr. romney will always take plaque, even from his own side of the aisle, on which all of the policy issues on which he has changed,
mitt romney signed on to the paul ryan kill-medicare plan, so now mitt romney says wanting to kill medicare, that's barack obama's problem. >> he has taken a series of steps that end medicare as we know it. >> mitt romney was 47th out of 50th in job creation when he served as governor of massachusetts and his record in private industry at bain capital is littered with all of these horror stories about shutting down factories and firing american workers. getting rid of american jobs...
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a medicare overhaul that the wall street journal of all papers accused of ending medicare as we know it. privatizing medicare, replacing it with vouchers. that, of course, became an effective political weapon for democrats, at least the ones who chose to wield it in the 2010 midterm election. in april of last year, ryan changed the title of the plan, he dumped the road map name and went with something maybe a little slower. this is not a road map but a path to prosperity. it was only in this brand new version, the 2011 version of the plan, that he finally dropped the idea of privatizing social security. he kept the partial privatization of medicare. he said to ryan lizza of the new yorker he had to compromise. his original road map idea, quote, was just me unplugged. now, we are at today. day three of the romney/ryan ticket. and on day three, here's how mr. romney has been trying to handle the hot potato subject of paul ryan unplugged, of his running mate's record. he's been trying to muddy the waters, trying to say it's not his running mate who has proposed gutting medicare. that's
a medicare overhaul that the wall street journal of all papers accused of ending medicare as we know it. privatizing medicare, replacing it with vouchers. that, of course, became an effective political weapon for democrats, at least the ones who chose to wield it in the 2010 midterm election. in april of last year, ryan changed the title of the plan, he dumped the road map name and went with something maybe a little slower. this is not a road map but a path to prosperity. it was only in this...
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we know as medicare and embrace the coupon system. when you have embraced paul ryan and essentially running with paul ryan and maybe you might pick paul ryan as your vice presidential running mate, you are the guy with the guy who proposed killing medicare. paul ryan described in the "wall street journal" last year ending medicare as we know it. what is the romney campaign doing to head it off? >> it is barack obama who wants to end medicare as we know it. what? it is okay to be confused by that. it's supposed to be confusing. designed to muddy the water, make the attack meaningless, steal its power as an attack by making it seem like, this is a generic thing you say about people in politics, it doesn't really mean anything. mr. romney trying to innoculate himself against the power of you want to kill medicare attack. the rnc is saying the obama administration is waging a war on women. wait. obama is waging a war on women? democrats are waging a war on women? it's okay to be confused. that's the point, the way this technique works. th
we know as medicare and embrace the coupon system. when you have embraced paul ryan and essentially running with paul ryan and maybe you might pick paul ryan as your vice presidential running mate, you are the guy with the guy who proposed killing medicare. paul ryan described in the "wall street journal" last year ending medicare as we know it. what is the romney campaign doing to head it off? >> it is barack obama who wants to end medicare as we know it. what? it is okay to be...
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we can save medicare without changing hers but only if younger americans accept that our medicare will be different than our parents' when we retire in 30 years. but after all they did for us, isn't that the least we can do? >> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> you see the problem with the message there? the romney/ryan message in their official campaign there is we need to drastically change medicare. might be okay for people using it now. also i have a mother. i want to throw the word bankrupt out there. if you like medicare, we have serious changes in mind. the democratic message is the republicans want to make serious changes to medicare the republican message is the republicans want to make serious changes to medicare. this doesn't usually happen this way. the republican's campaign verifies and underscores the validity of the democrat's most potent attack with this crucial group of people in this crucial state on this crucial issue. i know that mitt romney approves that message of that ad you just saw but i'll get barack obama approves that message, too. joining us no
we can save medicare without changing hers but only if younger americans accept that our medicare will be different than our parents' when we retire in 30 years. but after all they did for us, isn't that the least we can do? >> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> you see the problem with the message there? the romney/ryan message in their official campaign there is we need to drastically change medicare. might be okay for people using it now. also i have a mother. i want...
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it could hurt if the conversation turns to medicare. the more i thought about this and more i keep thinking about this, medicare on the ball ot, very popular. how does the romney/ryan ticket frame what they are wanting to do with medicare and beat back what democrats have been successful in doing any time they've taken the ryan plan and focused it on the that phrase and i heard david talking about it, end medicare as you know it. any time they've been able to win that phraseology in campaigns that we've been watching, it's been advantage to democrats. i think about florida and iowa and the demographic group that the president struggles with as much as any, which is seniors. he suddenly has an opening this morning. >> where are the states as we give viewers a look at the 2012 swing states projections, where are the states you think paul ryan will help mitt romney the most? >> look, wisconsin obviously is one. he's not well known statewide. that was something that actually romney folks learned when ryan endorsed and sort of polled him, ve
it could hurt if the conversation turns to medicare. the more i thought about this and more i keep thinking about this, medicare on the ball ot, very popular. how does the romney/ryan ticket frame what they are wanting to do with medicare and beat back what democrats have been successful in doing any time they've taken the ryan plan and focused it on the that phrase and i heard david talking about it, end medicare as you know it. any time they've been able to win that phraseology in campaigns...